Another journalist killed by US military

[ColdBlooded]

Journalist killed after investigating US-backed death squads in Iraq
By James Cogan
1 July 2005

On June 24, Yasser Salihee, an Iraqi special correspondent for the news agency Knight Ridder, was killed by a single bullet to the head as he approached a checkpoint that had been thrown up near his home in western Baghdad by US and Iraqi troops. It is believed that the shot was fired by an American sniper. According to eyewitnesses, no warning shots were fired...

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/jul2005/iraq-j01_prn.shtml

Slain Iraqi reporter brought courage and realism to war coverage

By Hannah Allam

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Yasser Salihee was killed on his day off.

The irony is breathtaking, if you knew Yasser and the risks he took to gather scraps of truth in a place filled with deceit and danger. Yasser worked as an Iraqi correspondent for Knight Ridder, relentlessly pursuing stories that put him in harm's way because he wanted to show American readers the realities of life in a war zone....

http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/12026482.htm

also see:
http://www.boomantribune.com/?op=displaystory;sid=2005/6/28/64745/2736
http://www.pelicanfile.com/reporter.cfm?ReporterID=3964

 

[Likwid]

SMH, I guess all journalists are going to have to wear bright orange hunting outfits or something.

 

[I AM]

When I graduate I'm not going to a war zone to fucking cover it. That's not my idea of fun broadcast journalism. And the orage fits would be like bulleyes, but the bullseyes would be cheaper...